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When I opened the door, I saw Derek and Tiffany kissing each other on the sofa.
I quickly covered my daughter’s eyes and ears.
Derek got so
at me.
mad that he grabbed the water cup next to him and hurled it
“Get lost! Who let you in? Is this even a place where a beggar like you can show up?”
A big bump formed on my forehead, and I saw stars from the pain.
I wasn’t able to react in time.
Several project leaders hurried over and humbly apologized to Derek.
“I’m sorry, Mr Walsh. It’s our fault. We’ll take her away right away.”
I angrily shook off the hand that was pulling at me and snapped, “This is the lounge prepared for me. Just what do you think you’re doing, chasing me away?”
The atmosphere was silent.
After a moment, several people burst into mocking laughter.
Seeing that they didn’t believe me, I was about to take out my phone to Verify.
Derek came over, snatched my phone, and threw it on the ground, breaking it into pieces.
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I wasn’t able to speak yet.
Then he added with a sneer, “I think you have been daydreaming too much. This lounge is exclusively for James Efron, the richest man in California. Even I can only stay here for a while, just to discuss business with him. Who do you think you are? How dare you talk such nonsense here?
“You would go to this extent to seduce me? You have no shame at all.”
Several men with big bellies looked at me, eyeing me from top to toe.
“Mr. Walsh, who is this?”
Derek sneered and said nonchalantly, “I don’t know her, but seeing how eager she is at it, I guess she must be here to sell herself.”
Tiffany giggled and traced circles on his chest with her dainty fingers. “Derek, why do you say that to her? You’re such a bad boy.”
Everyone heard Derek’s ruthless insults against me.
The expressions of the persons in charge immediately turned into disgust, and vicious slanders against me continued one after another.
“A good–for–nothing like her actually came here to seduce Mr. Walsh. She even dares to come with a mini version of you here. Be careful of the nasty disease you’ll get from her.”
“A dirty, ragged good–for–nothing like you have business even selling yourself. You should just be a beggar!”
“I’ve seen a lot of women like you. Scheming harlots are willing to do anything for money. Mr. Walsh, if you don’t want this woman, why don’t you give her to me? I haven’t had fun in a long time.”
I covered my daughter’s ears tightly to prevent her from hearing the dirty
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words.
“Watch your mouth! There’s a kid here!”
But my daughter was still frightened by the tense atmosphere and started crying in fear.
Derek seemed to think that this was a bit too much. He growled in a sullen manner. “Who told you people to say these things? You people wanna die?”
They looked at each other and shut their mouths in confusion.
I didn’t bother to correct Derek’s words and was only focused on comforting my daughter in my arms.
It took a while to calm her down again.
I saw Derek staring at me with a complicated expression and some pity in his eyes.
He was about to say something when Tiffany took the lead and pretended to be gentle and generous. “Claire, it’s not easy for you to take care of the child alone for so many years. How about this? I’m still recovering, and I just happen to be in need of a nanny. You come and take care of me. I’ll pay you 400 dollars a month–that’s way better than picking up trash for a living.”
Hearing this, Derek immediately hugged her tightly, leaned over, and kissed her hard on the lips.
“Tiffany, you are so gentle and sensible that it pains me!”
Tiffany leaned on his chest shyly.
I was so grossed out, I broke out in goosebumps. I resisted the nausea and refused. “No, thanks, I like my current job very much.”
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After saying that, I ignored Derek’s gloomy expression, pulled in my daughter, and turned away.
“Two lunatics. I can’t afford to mess with them, but I can avoid them.” I thought.
Behind me, I heard the sound of things being smashed, accompanied by Derek’s angry roar. “Claire, is that how low you’re willing to go? You’re hopeless! Don’t even dream about marrying me again!”
I shut the door hard.
